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Leominster committee: No license for boardinghouse

By Jack Minch, jminch@sentinelandenterprise.com

Updated:
01/15/2013 06:37:09 AM EST

LEOMINSTER -- The License Commission concluded Monday there is no valid boardinghouse license for 18 Allen St.

The decision came after Chairwoman Melissa Maguire read a letter from Tyrone Jones saying he is not asking for a renewal of the license and believes Mark Zulkiewicz is the rightful holder of the license.

"There is no license at 18 Allen St., as far as I'm concerned," Maguire said.

Without a license, only four people can live in the home, and the Police Department will be asked to make sure there are no more than that, she said.

Jones' letter was confusing because the state Supreme Court ruled in June that the commission had overstepped its authority by denying Jones a permit to run a boardinghouse.

The commission had to take the permit from Zulkiewicz and give it to Jones.

Neighbors who attended Monday's meeting were cautious in their reaction to the commission's announcement.

"I'm surprised," said Wendy Latino of Allen Street.

Nancy Sommers, of Allen Street, said she doesn't know what to expect.

"It's all a question in our mind," she said. "We don't know what will happen."

Darlene Spencer, of Allen Street, said she is glad to hear Jones is stepping away from the project.

Jones was scheduled to be sentenced in federal court on unrelated fraud charges last week, but the date was rescheduled for April 11.

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